12-letter words containing g, a, n, s, m
- nonambiguous — not ambiguous, clear
- nonglamorous — not glamorous
- nonsegmental — Not segmental.
- numbers game — Also called numbers, numbers game, numbers racket. an illegal daily lottery in which money is wagered on the appearance of certain numbers in some statistical listing or tabulation published in a daily newspaper, racing form, etc.
- nutmeg state — Connecticut (used as a nickname).
- onomasiology — the study of the means of expressing a given concept.
- oxidant smog — photochemical smog.
- palm springs — a city in S California: resort.
- paragnathism — the condition or fact of having upper and lower jaws of equal length
- phrasemaking — the making up or coining of memorable phrases or slogans
- phrasemonger — phrasemaker (def 2).
- plumbaginous — containing graphite.
- pomona glass — an American art glass having one of its surfaces stained a pale amber color and the other surface etched.
- progymnasium — (in Europe) a school that prepares pupils for secondary education (the gymnasium)
- propagandism — the art, system, or use of propaganda
- ragman rolls — Usually, ragman rolls. a series of documents in which the Scottish nobles acknowledged their allegiance to Edward I of England, 1291–92 and 1296.
- reassignment — something assigned, as a particular task or duty: She completed the assignment and went on to other jobs.
- risk manager — A risk manager is a person who works in risk management.
- risk-manager — the technique or profession of assessing, minimizing, and preventing accidental loss to a business, as through the use of insurance, safety measures, etc.
- rush matting — a floor covering made from rushes (plants of the genus Juncus)
- salpingotomy — incision of a Fallopian tube.
- scramblingly — in a scrambling manner
- seam binding — a narrow strip of fabric attached to the unfinished edge of a seam or hem to keep it from raveling.
- segmentalize — to make segmentalized.
- segmentation — division into segments.
- self-damning — causing incrimination: damning evidence.
- semi-organic — noting or pertaining to a class of chemical compounds that formerly comprised only those existing in or derived from plants or animals, but that now includes all other compounds of carbon.
- semifloating — noting or pertaining to a driving axle of an automobile or the like, the inner end of which is carried by the differential gear and the outer end of which is keyed to a wheel supported by the axle housing.
- seringapatam — a town in S Karnataka, in S India, former capital of Mysore state: taken by the British 1799.
- shaving foam — lather used for shaving
- sigma baryon — an unstable hyperon having positive, negative, or zero electric charge and strangeness −1. Symbol: Σ.
- singing game — a children's game in which the players perform certain actions to the words of a song.
- single cream — dairy product: thin or light cream
- single modal — modal (def 3).
- slam dancing — the act of hurling oneself repeatedly into or through a crowd at a rock-music concert
- slaughterman — a person employed to kill animals in a slaughterhouse
- slimming aid — food or food supplements that can help you lose weight
- small change — coins of small denomination.
- smallholding — a piece of land rented or sold to a farmer by county authorities for purposes of cultivation.
- smoke signal — If someone such as a politician or businessman sends out smoke signals, they give an indication of their views and intentions. This indication is often not clear and needs to be worked out.
- smoking area — a designated area in which smoking is permitted
- smoking lamp — formerly, a lamp aboard ship for lighting pipes, now used figuratively to indicate when smoking is or is not allowed: The smoking lamp is lit.
- somaticizing — to convert (anxiety) into physical symptoms.
- spermagonium — Botany, Mycology. spermogonium.
- splenomegaly — enlargement of the spleen.
- sporangiolum — a small sporangium
- stage-manage — to work as a stage manager for: When he wasn't acting, he stage-managed a repertory theater.
- steam engine — an engine worked by steam, typically one in which a sliding piston in a cylinder is moved by the expansive action of the steam generated in a boiler.
- steam-engine — an engine worked by steam, typically one in which a sliding piston in a cylinder is moved by the expansive action of the steam generated in a boiler.
- steering arm — the part of a vehicle's chassis that directs the input from the steering box